In a preview of tonight's episode, the network says that two women will get the first one-on-one dates of the season with Flajnik, while 12 women will embark on a group date.

One of the individual dates will involve a trip down memory lane where Flajnik opens up about his late father, while he treats another woman to a picnic - accompanied by his dog - followed by a local winery visit and moonlight tractor ride.

The first group date of the season will see the women auditioning for a community theater production written by children, and then performing in front of a live audience. They will then be treated to a poolside party where a "steamy makeover session" between Flajnik and one woman leaves another bachelorette in tears.

ABC has also teased that viewers can expect an "intense" cocktail party with tears from one bachelorette and a "breakdown" from another when "she feels ganged up on" by the other women.

"I'm a really big fan of Nicki. I actually had a couple conversations with her and she was just a genuinely sweet girl, but at the same time she'll voice her opinion and what she thinks. If anybody gets in the way of what she wants I think she'll let it be known how she feels and what she thinks, but at the same time, she seemed like a really, really sweet girl," she said.

"With drama, I think you can kind of tell from the first episode that Jenna might be a little bit emotional. I think Monica will definitely maybe be the puppet in the situation and she'll be able to play a lot of people for sure."